Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH)

COVID-19 Testing Locations

If you have symptoms of COVID-19, be sure to get tested. Locate a testing site (click Test Sites tab). You may also order free home tests from covidtests.gov. Please do not visit the emergency department for testing or for symptoms or reasons that do not require emergent care.

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

For general COVID-19 questions, call 1-800-270-7268 or email covid19info@adph.state.al.us. Telephone calls are answered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Interpreters are available.

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Alabama Unites Against COVID

Across Alabama, thousands are getting vaccinated to protect themselves and others. Please get vaccinated! Locate a provider. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, be sure to get tested. Locate a testing site (click Test Sites tab).

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STD/HIV Home Testing

STD/HIV home specimen collection and laboratory testing kits are now available by mail for all Alabama residents, and to selected individuals who are on PrEP therapy. Persons may request one test every three months.

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Get Vaccinated

Getting vaccinated is one of many steps you can take to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. Protection from COVID-19 is critically important because for some people, it can cause severe illness or death.

ADPH COVID-19 Vaccine Website Vaccines.gov

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine

The HPV vaccine is recommended for children aged 11-12 years so that they are protected before exposure to the virus. The HPV vaccine is given as a 2-dose series before age 15. Both girls and boys should receive 2 doses of the vaccine to prevent HPV-related diseases.

Immunization Outreach Vaccines Preteens and Teens

Alabama Drug Overdose Response

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is creating a statewide system to notify stakeholders in the event of drug overdoses. Any individual residing in the state can submit their information to be notified when drug overdoses occur. Notifications will be sent by email and text message.

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Alabama Family Central

Alabama Family Central is a collaboration of state agencies and partners supporting Alabama's families with resources, services and more to help raise healthy, happy kids.

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Programs

The Alabama Department of Health works to promote, protect and improve your health. Below are just a few of our programs, all of which provide some of the most requested and important services we provide to you. Learn more about our mission, vision and core values. Find other programs and services.

Vital Records - Files, stores, and issues certified copies of birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates.

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ALL Kids - A low-cost, comprehensive healthcare coverage program for children under age 19.

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Diseases & Outbreaks - Prevention and control of designated communicable diseases and illness.

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ALPHTN - Utilizes distance learning technologies to reach public & allied health employees throughout the state and U.S.

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Women, Infants & Children (WIC) - A supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under the age of five.

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Food Safety - Inspection and regulation of food establishments and other facilities.

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Vital Records - Files, stores, and issues certified copies of birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates.

More Information

ALL Kids - A low-cost, comprehensive healthcare coverage program for children under age 19.

More Information

Diseases & Outbreaks - Prevention and control of designated communicable diseases and illness.

More Information

ALPHTN - Utilizes distance learning technologies to reach public & allied health employees throughout the state and U.S.

More Information

Women, Infants & Children (WIC) - A supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under the age of five.

More Information

Food Safety - Inspection and regulation of food establishments and other facilities.

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How Do I?

Apply for a birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificate

Apply for health insurance online

Apply for WIC

Attest for Promoting Interoperability

Check restaurant scores

Find a health care facility

Get a COVID-19 vaccine

Get help to quit smoking

Get tested for COVID-19

Make an open records request with ADPH

Obtain free family planning services

Obtain home health services

Order COVID-19 vaccine if I am a healthcare provider

Prepare for or report an emergency

Report an infectious disease?

Report a meal that made me sick

Request testing or report results for COVID-19

Review health care facility deficiencies

Review proposed rules

See COVID-19 data in Alabama

Apply for a birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificate

Apply for health insurance online

Apply for WIC

Attest for Promoting Interoperability

Check restaurant scores

Find a health care facility

Get a COVID-19 vaccine

Get help to quit smoking

Get tested for COVID-19

Make an open records request with ADPH

Obtain free family planning services

Obtain home health services

Order COVID-19 vaccine if I am a healthcare provider

Prepare for or report an emergency

Report an infectious disease?

Report a meal that made me sick

Request testing or report results for COVID-19

Review health care facility deficiencies

Review proposed rules

See COVID-19 data in Alabama

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As infant formula shortage continues, Alabama pediatricians advise against diluting infant formula

May 13, 2022

News reports abound about the current shortage of infant formula facing families across the nation and in Alabama, due to supply chain issues and a...

Dog in Autauga County tests positive for rabies; pet vaccination urged

May 6, 2022

ADPH has confirmed that a rabid dog in Autauga County near County Road 81, formerly known as Houser-Goodson Road, and County Road 57 has bitten a...

Shellfish growing waters opened

May 4, 2022

State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris announced today the reopening of portions of Mobile Bay that were temporarily closed to the harvesting of...

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Fox in Autauga County confirmed positive for rabies; precautions advised

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A fox in Autauga County that attacked a person and their pets has tested positive for rabies.

COVID is still with us, so don’t ignore symptoms or delay treatment

April 21, 2022

ADPH reminds Alabamians that despite improved case, hospitalization and death numbers, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, and precautions such as...

Department debuts redesigned website

April 18, 2022

The Alabama Department of Public Health has launched a redesigned version of its website at https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/index.html.

Women's History Month features trailblazer Dr. Karen Landers

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In honor of Women's History Month, WIAT-TV, Channel 42 in Birmingham, celebrated three women physicians as trailblazers, and Dr. Karen Landers,...

Investigations of nine young children with adenovirus are underway

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Since November 2021,ADPH, in collaboration with pediatric healthcare providers including hospitals who treat children and the CDC, has been...

Reduce risk of E. coli O157:H7 and other gastrointestinal illnesses

April 14, 2022

ADPH is investigating four cases of E. coli O157:H7 and two cases of Rotavirus in younger children in Northeastern Alabama.

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